Roe DFA - Ondrusek signed - Roe claimed by Atlanta

[Rene88]

He looked real good. Live fastball and decent slider.

Hasn't pitched in more than a month, crazy.

[PaulFolk]

I am surprised Roe was let go. He's a good second half pitcher. And to let him go for a guy that hasn't pitched in MLB in 2 years? Hoping they know something we don't.

Roe isn't a good second half pitcher -- he has a career 5.09 ERA after the All-Star break compared to 3.12 below. We saw that in action last year when he got off to a great start for the Orioles for his first few weeks, then fell apart in the second half.

That said, Ondrusek is a weird choice to replace him.

[weams]

He looked real good. Live fastball and decent slider.

Exceptional.

[weams]

Hasn't pitched in more than a month, crazy.

He might have pitched to Brady.

[OFFNY]

Ondrusek's 1st game as an Oriole.

3 OUTS: 1 Strikeout, 1 Groundout, 1 Flyout

LOGAN JARED ONDRUSEK O (vs. BLUE JAYS, 7/30)

IP:l 1

H:;; 0 ll

R:l) 0

BB:)0

SO:)1

Pitches: 14 (10 Strikes, 4 Balls)

2016 ERA: 0.00

PITCHES BY INNING

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14 (10 Strikes, 4 Balls)

The very next day against the Blue Jays, Ondrusek sent the opponent down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 12th inning to seal a desperately-needed win for the Orioles.

[Jagwar]

The very next day against the Blue Jays, Ondrusek sent the opponent down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 11th inning to seal a desperately-needed win for the Orioles.

He looked REALLY good. Fastball about 93-94, cutter at 90-91, curve at 74-75.

[scOtt]

The very next day against the Blue Jays, Ondrusek sent the opponent down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 11th inning to seal a desperately-needed win for the Orioles.

DD is an idiot sometimes... but he finds his diamonds in the rough!

[WEAVERMAN]

He needs a haircut fast, good debut.

[bobmc]

The very next day against the Blue Jays, Ondrusek sent the opponent down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 12th inning to seal a desperately-needed win for the Orioles.

FTFY and the legendary Joey Bats goes down on a K! :clap3:

[Aristotelian]

He looked REALLY good. Fastball about 93-94, cutter at 90-91, curve at 74-75.

Dropped a couple of nice curveballs but the FB looked flat and very hittable. Both Barney and Travis looked like they just missed, although Ondrusek struck out Jose to end the game.

[weams]

Dropped a couple of nice curveballs but the FB looked flat and very hittable. Both Barney and Travis looked like they just missed, although Ondrusek struck out Jose to end the game.

I thought the fastball looked good as well. Actually, set those other pitches up very well.

[bobmc]

Who is this guy??

The "stats" are developing but he passes the "eye test".....

[weams]

The "stats" are developing but he passes the "eye test".....

What did your eyes think of the fastballs?

[weams]

Pitch Statistics as coded by the Automatic MLBAM Gameday Algorithm

Pitch Type Velo (Max) H-Break V-Break Count Strikes / % Swings / % Whiffs / % BIP (No Out) SNIPs / % LWTS

FF (Four-seam Fastball) 94.4 (94.6) -2.68 10.91 3 0 / 0.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 (0) 0 / 0.0% 0.10

CH (Changeup) 82.7 (83.7) -2.65 3.36 2 0 / 0.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 (0) 0 / 0.0% 0.14

CU (Curveball) 77.9 (78.4) 5.74 -4.51 2 2 / 100.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 / 0.0% 0 (0) 2 / 100.0% -0.11

FC (Cutter) 90.5 (91.1) 2.44 6.45 5 5 / 100.0% 3 / 60.0% 1 / 20.0% 2 (0) 3 / 100.0% -0.97

Pitch classifications provided by the Automatic MLBAM Gameday Algorithm.

http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/pfx.php?month=7&day=31&year=2016&game=gid_2016_07_31_balmlb_tormlb_1%2F&pitchSel=446185&prevGame=gid_2016_07_31_balmlb_tormlb_1%2F&prevDate=731&league=mlb

[bobmc]

What did your eyes think of the fastballs?

Haha see above for their description...but league hasn't developed a scouts' sense of how to attack him yet. League will adjust but his command is good!